50 Signs You're Addicted to Pop Culture
Your DVR is always full, you can't get enough of celebrities, and you love nothing more than a perfectly dropped movie reference. Sound familiar? Well, then you're probably a pop-culture fanatic. Music, movies, TV, famous faces — you love it all, and you really can't help it. (Don't worry, we understand.) If you're wondering whether your interest is veering into fanatic territory, take a look at 50 signs you're obsessed with pop culture.
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Your friendships are mostly founded on shared TV taste.
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You've been asked "Are you OK?" following a celebrity breakup.
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Your phone autocorrects Beyonce to Beyoncé.
04
You get crazy emotional at concerts because the star is THERE IN PERSON.
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You judge people who hate the shows you love.
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You've learned all the choreography from at least ONE Beyoncé or Britney video.
07
You've always wanted a celeb-inspired haircut like "The Rachel."
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You watch TV with friends via video chat because you want the shared experience.
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You consider yourself a longtime expert on celebrity-photo collages.
Source: Instagram user lauramariemeyers
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You ace all the pop-culture categories on Jeopardy.
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You regularly do double features at the movie theater.
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You schedule plans around premieres and finales.
13
Your Halloween costume is always a celebrity or character.
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Your pop-culture love manifests itself in all kinds of products.
Source: Etsy user thecarboncrusader
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You see a celebrity in real life and tell literally everyone about it. Mailman included.
16
You love the rain because it's a great excuse for a Netflix marathon.
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You call celebrities by their first names. (And sometimes nicknames.)
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You tweet at your favorite star constantly because someday you WILL get an RT.
Source: Comedy Central
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You get a barrage of texts and calls whenever celebrity news breaks.
Source: TBS
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You never, ever miss an award show — and usually host a screening party.
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You find yourself very seriously comparing dates to celebrities.
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Your best catchphrases come from pop culture.
Source: Etsy
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You've called in sick to binge-watch a TV show.
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Your schedule involves more TV shows than actual social engagements.
25
You memorized the layout of the local Blockbuster way back when.
Source: MTV
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You get more celebrity-news text alerts than actual text messages.
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You dressed up for a Harry Potter midnight premiere at least once.
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Your friends say a star looks familiar, and you rattle off their entire IMDB page.
Source: QuickMeme
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You think it's outrageous when someone doesn't know who "J Law" is.
30
Your friends talk potential baby names, and you rattle off all the characters and celebrities with each name.
31
You're everyone's go-to source on celebrity relationships.
32
You've cried over a TV show ending.
33
Your house looks like the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Source: Etsy user SakaraStyle
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You joined Twitter just so you could follow famous people.
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You love nothing more than a juicy celebrity memoir.
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You've celebrated a celebrity's birthday.
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Your Instagram feed is 80 percent famous people because you're emotionally invested in their lives.
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Your friends pretty much only send you pop-culture GIFs and memes.
Source: AOL
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You proudly recorded music videos on VHS tapes back in the '90s.
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You're more excited to watch the premovie trailers than the actual movie.
41
You're hyperobsessed with keeping your Spotify playlists up to date.
42
You live tweet while watching TV.
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You use Netflix and iTunes, but you can't stop, won't stop buying DVDs.
Source: MTV
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You can't find anyone to play pop-culture trivia games with because everyone knows you'll win.
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You hate "Things You Never Knew About" lists because you know all of it.
46
You start a lot of sentences with "Remember that movie . . . "
47
You consider your DVRed shows legitimate to-do list items.
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You're an expert on remembering what year movies were released.
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You travel to places because your favorite movies were filmed there.
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You've made plans to rewatch an entire TV series. OK, multiple TV series.
And don't worry, there's nothing wrong with you.